Tucson High School Students Accused Of Murder Plot

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Five students at a high school in Tucson are in custody for allegedly conspiring to kill another student on campus.

Tucson police say the five were arrested Wednesday night and booked into the Pima County Jail on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

They say the arrested Flowing Wells High students are two 17-year-old girls, two 15-year-old boys and an 18-year-old boy.

Police went to the school Wednesday after another student told the Flowing Wells administrative staff of the alleged plan.

Detectives did interviews and learned five students were involved in a weeklong plan to kill another student they were having problems with, and one of the five brought a knife to school.

Police say Flowing Wells administrative staff found that student and discovered a knife in his possession.